Prouts Neck Tax Case Victory

In October, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court reversed a lower court's judgment and ruled in favor of the firm's clients that a major property re-valuation of certain oceanfront properties, including the firm's clients at Prouts Neck, violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision invalidates the Town of Scarborough's increased assessments for 2012 through 2015 and compels tax refunds based on the invalidated, discriminatory treatment. Bill Dale and Tudor Goldsmith represented the owners of 10 oceanfront properties.